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Stay at Home Learning Opportunities

Math

Number Sense

Counting to 100 with a focus on Numbers to 20

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Hi! �My name is Jenn Fox, hopefully soon to be known as Mrs. Fox to a great bunch of students. I am currently a Pre-Service Teacher with Acadia University and ready to graduate in May!�With the current Pandemic, we have been busily working to prepare some at home learning opportunities for students. ☺��I have been working on some engaging activities for younger students in Math. There are so many counting opportunities just waiting for you and your children to try. Take a look at the next video and start thinking about all the things that are in your home and how you could use them to help you with your ‘At home learning’ journey!�Then take a look at some of the examples I have to share. Enjoy!�

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Counting at Home

Get your ideas flowing!

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Meaningful counting involves an understanding of the six principles of counting.�NS Curriculum

One number is said for each item in the group and is counted once and only once. (one-to-one correspondence)

Counting begins with the number 1, and there is a set number sequence. (stable order)

The quantity in the set is that last number said. (cardinality)

The starting point and order of counting the objects does not affect the quantity.(order irrelevance)

The arrangement or types of objects does not affect the count.(conservation)

It does not matter what is being counted, the resulting count will always be the same. (abstraction)

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Some Ideas to Try!�

There are lots of items to count around the house!

It can be as simple as counting the stairs as you are climbing up or down them.
Or finding small items for counting groups. Small toys, craft supplies & pasta all make great math manipulatives for at home learning.
When children are learning to count, they like to touch, point to and move objects as they say the number aloud – so encourage them to!

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The Ten Frame

The Ten Frame is a very easy counting tool to make. You can simply draw one out on paper and use any of the manipulatives you have gathered from around the house to give it a try.
Say or write a number and have your child display it with manipulatives on the Ten Frame. You can use more than one if your number is higher than 10. 10 frames are filled from the top to bottom, left to right.
Ask lots of questions-

*How many squares are filled?

*How many squares are empty?

*How many squares are in the 10 frames altogether?

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Dominos , Dice and Cards�Use them together or separate to make learning games! ��*Have students show the number you are working with in different ways by using all three.�*Have students put the numbers in the correct order. �*Have students tell you which is more, less or even.�*Have students try to recognize the number of dots on the dice without counting-we call this Subitizing! It is the learning of familiar arrangements.��

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What can we find??

Play a number version of I Spy. For example, “I spy something that has the number five on it,” or “I spy something in this room that there are three of.”
Ask for your child’s help to count items in your home. “I wonder how many chairs we have around the table? In this room? In the house?” Count windows, light switches, lamps or beds. You might record “how many” by using a combination of numbers and pictures.
Head outside and try a scavenger hunt!

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Board Games for the Counting WIN!�There are countless counting opportunities in most board games. ☺�*Encourage your child to use a strategy that makes sense to him or her – for example, a “counting-on” strategy might help your child keep track of the score in a game, starting with the larger number (such as 12) and then counting on the remaining quantity (such as 13, 14, 15, ...).

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*Sing counting songs and use counting in meaningful ways in games, such as Hide-and-Seek. *Counting games, rhymes and songs exist in every culture. Some counting songs and rhymes help children to count forward and backward as well. �*Have your child skip count (counting by twos, fives or tens) to count larger groups of items quickly. Use such objects as blocks, pasta pieces, toothpicks or buttons. Or even better -build a NUMBER LINE on the floor and start jumping.�

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There are lots of ways to make learning fun!�

I hope you have the opportunity to try some of these activities with your children.

Try new things and use anything you can find to build their counting skills. Perhaps they could even help with the daily chores and it can be an opportunity for learning and counting! ;)

**How many people live at your house? How many forks do you need? How many pieces of silverware all together? The ideas are endless!

Happy Counting

Mrs. Fox